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Capturing Carbon: The New Weapon in the War Against Climate Change
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The ability to capture carbon and store it underground has been heralded by some as the nearest thing to a 'silver bullet' solution to climate change. Though technologically feasible, how close are we to really embracing carbon capture and storage? In this book industry geologist and economist Robin Mills provides an accessible evaluation of the technology, weighs up the costs and benefits, and tackles the politics and policies needed to get carbon capture and storage off the ground. Mills also looks at the public's anticipated reaction to this technology and the opportunities for industry.
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On our bookshelf. Nature Clim Change 1, 185 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1160
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